still gaming

oy. I've taken a huge craft break. how inappropriate. i think i'll get back to it tomorrow. :D

what have I been playing? Halo, Assassin's Creed 2, and most recently Splinter Cell: Conviction. and now i'm going to complain about all of it. fun fact: i play old games and then discuss them like they're new. yeah, i'm retarded.

first up is Halo: my "credit ban" is over. it only lasted 24 hours. I've still been playing & sucking hardcore. I have no idea why I enjoy embarrassing myself so hardcore when I'm playing.  I will say that when I'm alone and playing, I'm much better.. for whatever reason that is.. especially when using Covenant weapons. Sorry Spartans, the aliens have better weapons. *kawink*

I'm not complaining about Halo. I don't take that game very seriously, so I don't really care about how hard I suck.

what am I going to complain about? Assassin's Creed 2. I have a 1000 gamerscore in that game.. completed it .. i don't know? in a week or so? I was taking "Halo breaks" while playing, so i don't know how long I actually played the game.  Now, I started playing it on the PS3, however Uncharted 2 came in the mail from gamefly (either the first or second time we rented it) so I put the game down.. with the thought that I would return to it.

So I'm sitting there a few nights about & decided that I wanted to play a different game on the 360 to increase my gamerscore. I don't know why it matters to me, but I wanted to do it. Plus, I'm halfway decent at "3rd person" games, so I figured it would be fairly easy for me. I pop in the game.. about 20 minutes into it.. i remember why I threw my controller down in rage so much. Seriously. I don't know how many times I said (sarcastically) "OH YEAH, I TOTALLY WANTED YOU TO JUMP THERE ASSHAT." or my ever famous phrase "REALLY??!!!" Overall it was a horrible experience. Climb some buildings, collect a shitload of feathers for your mute mom.. who then makes them into a cape (??) which makes you instantly notorious. Why anyone would want a cape that immediately makes you suspicious is beyond me. not to mention the RIDICULOUS voice acting. (with the exception of the guy in the animus, who is voiced by the same guy who does Nathan Drake <3 <3<3)  So i finish all the stupid non-story related achievements & finish the game. Overall I was not impressed. hopefully if they're making another one, they'll play "Uncharted" to see exactly what platforming games are supposed to do. I didn't ever yell at Nathan Drake.. so thanks Naughty Dog, for making an amazing game.

then I picked up Splinter Cell: Conviction. I'm currently on the "Whitebox Chapter" & I have literally said "SERIOUSLY? WHAT THE FUCK." about a dozen times. The game feels less stealthy than the others. not to mention they took away my whistling ability. for those of you that don't know, I do that whistle in real life. Not to mention I'm not wearing that stupid ass uniform. It's stupid, but SO FUCKING COOL. How am I supposed to be thoraxe the impaler if I look like Sam Fisher? Come on now.

I do want to try the Co-Op, because that was always more fun. Although, if my co-op partner isn't familiar with Splinter Cell Co-Op Theater, they may come to the conclusion that I'm borderline retarded. I'm enjoying Conviction, but not as much as I thought I would. I even had to change the difficulty to Normal. :[[[[[[[[[[[ BOO. It's okay, because I usually like to play through games twice anyway. Once on an easier difficulty, and then again on the hard difficulty so that I know what I'm doing. On a positive note, I already have several chapters completed on Realistic, before i finally had to nix it and say.. NVM. NTY.  I think most of my annoyance is because I haven't tried co-op yet, and that's where the fun is. Do i love games? yes. do i love to LAUGH at games? HELL YES. When I played through RE5, I muted the TV and Matthew and I did the voice overs ourselves.


"Hold on, let me check my facebook."

that's what makes the game fun.

Anyway, I currently own a metal punch & some fun washers, so I plan on making some fun stuff. xD I'll update when I do. <3 I went to a local bead store, only to find that it's been closed. :[[ I guess I'll have to make a trip to Jo-Anne's instead. <3

I haven't been stenciling, but my next project is obviously going to be a Third Echelon stencil on something. I'm playing conviction, so I may as well, right? :P what whaaaat?!

Well, this one was all over the place. Maybe I'll do a "life update" soon. although, probably not.. because i have some not-so-nice things to say.

XOXO

Oh Chexmix.

As you know, I've been on a Halo: Reach spree. To the point that I went out & bought a wireless adapter & my own personal copy of the game. Previously I was on my brother's 360 & using his copy of the game. Let me preface this entire rant by explaining something... I am awful at this game. I am okay in campaign mode.. & I'm currently working on Legendary right now.. but when it comes to online, I am just God awful. Seriously. it's pathetic. I go entire games without kills.. Why do I play? Because it's fun.. I only play online with friends. I don't think I have ever started an online match without someone else present. When I'm alone, I'll play firefight or campaign. Why firefight? Because it's fun to blow up aliens. I play a custom match w/ rockets.. infinite ammo and infinite lives. It's just fun. Why is this important? Because i'm about to go off like a crazy person..

for the love of cake, make sure you're ready to read the rest of this rant-tastic blog.. i can't even guarantee it will be humorous. srs.

/craft break/

So, I've been half crafting/half killing. What have I been playing? Halo: Reach. am I behind? yes. Do i care? no. sorry. But now I'm going to talk about the game.. and in the words of Cleveland Brown, ITS GON' BE TIGHT Y'ALL.

50 projects update.

One of the things on my list is to do better stenciling. with that, I bring you my attempts.

My shirt wasn't one of my favs (although I'm wearing it right now.) but I felt like the overspray just made it look bad. even though I tried to soften it up, it wasn't working out for me. Since I have 2 of the exact same shirt.. and half my wardrobe is black, I decided to give it another go. But this time do some tests first.

I know I say this a lot, and it doesn't really matter, but there are quite a few pictures in here.. with not that many words. xD

 PS this is my adorable Sarge. <3 the picture doesn't do him justice. (or maybe it's a face only a mother could love. LOL) Anyway, handsewn mostly flat stuffie. I didn't have any red felt, so i had to make do with what I did have. :P Sarge is from one of the most hilarious things ever, red vs blue. he needs a keychain loop! xD Since he has none, he shall now become a toy for my kitties. :[

My foray into bleach stenciling

Alright, I've done some bleach stenciling.. first time ever! I have stenciled A LOT, but never with bleach.. so i figured I'd give it a go. Unlike paints, bleach is VERY DRIPPY. and if you drip, it will stain. In addition, there is a little thing called "overspray." I haven't stenciled with spray paint since high school (i would stencil my notebooks, not walls.) So, there is a bit of overspray on my shirt, but i'm working on correcting it with additional spray. you'll see. <3